It has received hardly any reviews and has generated none of the excitement that attends better-publicized heavy hitters like Roots in Summit and Avenue in Long Branch (to name two of many).
It is not clear that students displaced from shuttered schools end up attending better ones.
Those attending better start working on their best gravel-voiced Grohl sing-alongs.
The children delivered at Casa de Nacimiento on the day we met would eventually be able to attend better schools, find better jobs and, if necessary, seek haven.
She had gotten the bug from her parents, West Indian immigrants who moved to Edgecombe Avenue from farther south in Harlem so she could attend better schools.
For students in schools that are designated unacceptable, the program provides a slightly higher amount of financing to allow them to attend better ones nearby.
She is also on the national board of a Better Chance, a nonprofit organization that helps minority students attend better public and private schools.
She lived in apartments in better neighborhoods, paying more rent than she could afford to ensure that her girls attended better schools.
There, Ms. Ujueta hopes, her daughter will not have to worry about being harassed by gangs, and the children will be able to attend better schools.
He recalled how nearly 30 years ago he and his wife moved from Norwalk to Danbury so their children could attend better public schools.
She worked at restaurants where managers overlooked her status, attended community college and spent time with her friends and family, but was constantly frustrated as her friends attended better schools and had more fulfilling jobs.
